Our Lady of Kazan - Wikipedia
Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan (Russian: Казанская Богоматерь, romanized: Kazanskaya Bogomater'), is a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan, and a palladium of all of Russia and Rus', known ...
The Complicated History of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Jul 21, 2018 · On October 25, 1612, Russian volunteer army officers walked in a cross procession into the Kremlin, carrying the Kazan icon of the Mother of God, the Protectress of the Russian land, at the head of the procession.
History of Kazan Icon | Our Lady of Kazan Russian Orthodox Church
The Kazan icon began to be worshipped throughout all of Russia and copies of it appeared in thousand of churches. The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God inspired the Russian armies during the "Time of Troubles" and the liberation of Moscow from the …
Our Lady of Kazan - OrthodoxWiki
Nov 4, 2018 · Our Lady of Kazan is an icon of the Theotokos popular in Russia since the 16th century. A close-up variant of the Hodegetria (Directress) style, it is noted mainly for the Child standing, with the Virgin chest-length. The Kazan icons are traditionally small, following the original (9×11 inches).
Kazan Icons of the Mother of God in Kazan, St. Petersburg, and …
Jul 8, 2023 · The origin of the Icon in Moscow's Kazan Cathedral is as follows. She was sent from Kazan to Prince Pozharsky, who went to liberate Moscow with the squads of the northern cities. The Russian soldiers prayed fervently to the Mother of God, asking her to …
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God - OrthoChristian.Com
Jul 21, 2022 · The aged Metropolitan Elias of Lebanon had a vision in which the Mother of God ordered him to convey Her will to the Kremlin rulers: to go around the cities encircled by the Nazis with the miracle-working Kazan icon.
Our Lady of Kazan: History and Veneration |Russian Icon Collection
Nov 10, 2023 · Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most venerated Russian icons. A detailed account of its miraculous finding is given in a tale completed in 1594 by the first Kazan Metropolitan Ermogen (later Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia), who called himself a …
How did the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God become the most …
According to legend, the Mother of God soon began to appear in a dream to his daughter Matrona, telling her to go to the ashes to find her image there. Together with her mother, she went in...
"Kazan" Icon of the Mother of God | RUSSIAN ORTHODOX …
The celebration of the Most-holy Theotokos, in honor of her Icon known as the Kazan Icon, was established in thanks for the saving of Moscow and all Russia from the attack of the Poles in 1612. The late 16th and early 17th Centuries are known …
Our Lady of Kazan – One of the Most Revered Theotokos Icons
May 31, 2021 · Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most revered icons of the Mother of God in the Russian Orthodox Church. This shrine is placed over the baby’s cradle, given as a wedding gift, and taken on long journeys.